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Births
1442 - King Edward IV of England (d. 1483)
1630 - Charles Cotton, English poet (d. 1687)
1686 - Michael Brokoff, Czech sculptor (d. 1721)
1715 - Franz Sparry, composer (d. 1767)
1758 - James Monroe, 5th President of the United States (d. 1831)
1819 - Ezra Abbot, American Bible scholar (d. 1884)
1838 - Tobias Michael Carel Asser, Dutch jurist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1913)
1868 - Lucy Booth, the fifth daughter of William and Catherine Booth (d. 1953)
1874 - Karl Kraus, Austrian journalist and author (d. 1936)
1878 - Lionel Barrymore, American actor (d. 1954)
1886 - ?abdulla Tuqay, Russian poet (d. 1913)
1889 - António de Oliveira Salazar, dictator of Portugal (d. 1970)
1900 - Jan Oort, Dutch astronomer (d. 1992)
1903 - Johan Borgen, Norwegian author (d. 1979)
1906 - Kurt Gödel, Austrian mathematician (d. 1978)
1906 - Paul Sacher, Swiss conductor (d. 1999)
1908 - Oskar Schindler, Austrian businessman and anti-Nazi resistance worker (d. 1974)
1912 - Odette Sansom, French resistance worker (d. 1995)
1916 - Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian automobile manufacturer (d. 1993)
1921 - Rowland Evans, American journalist and commentator (d. 2001)
1924 - Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia
1926 - Harper Lee, American author
1928 - Yves Klein, French painter (d. 1962)
1928 - Eugene M. Shoemaker, American planetary scientist (d. 1997)
1930 - James Baker, American politician
1930 - Carolyn Jones, American actress (d. 1983)
1937 - Saddam Hussein, former leader of Iraq
1938 - Madge Sinclair, Jamaican actress (d. 1995)
1941 - Ann-Margret, Swedish-born actress
1941 - K. Barry Sharpless, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
1943 - Jacques Dutronc, French singer and actor
1944 - Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe, Belgian politician
1948 - Terry Pratchett, English author
1948 - Marcia Strassman, American actress
1949 - Indian Larry, American Motorcycle Builder and Stuntman
1950 - Jay Leno, American comedian and television host
1952 - Mary McDonnell, American actress
1953 - Kim Gordon, American musician (Sonic Youth)
1955 - Paul Guilfoyle, American actor
1955 - Nicky Gumbel, British author and priest
1956 - Jimmy Barnes, Scottish-born singer
1958 - Hal Sutton, American golfer
1960 - John Cerutti, baseball player and announcer (d. 2004)
1964 - Barry Larkin, Baseball player
1966 - John Daly, American golfer
1966 - Too $hort, American rapper
1968 - Daisy Berkowitz, American musician (Marilyn Manson)
1970 - Nicklas Lidström, Swedish hockey player
1970 - Diego Simeone, Argentine footballer
1973 - Elisabeth Röhm, American actress
1973 - Jorge Garcia, American actor
1974 - Penélope Cruz, Spanish actress
1974 - Richel Hersisia, Dutch boxer
1974 - Vernon Kay, British TV/radio presenter
1980 - Josh Howard, Basketball player (Dallas Mavericks)
1981 - Jessica Alba, American actress
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